Elementary students will be on campus April
8 to send 500 handwritten letters to U.S.S. Nimitz crewmembers as
part of Cesar Chavez Day celebrations.

The Cesar Chavez Heroes Project, funded by a $72,000
Governor's Office of Service and Volunteerism award, involves
kindergarten through sixth grade children from the Anaheim Achieves
program, and fifth and sixth graders from Ruby Drive and Hurley
elementary schools. The completed cards and letters will be presented
to Michaelle Munger, ROTC captain and coordinator of the writing
campaign effort.

“The Cesar Chavez value of 'sacrifice'
will be the primary focus of the activity and reflection for the
children,” said Jeannie Kim-Han, director of the Center for
Community Service-Learning. “Given the current situation,
this service project seems to be a very appropriate way to understand
what Cesar Chavez stood for, the sacrifices he made for his people
and the sacrifices our men and women of the armed forces are making
for us and our country.”

The children will tour the campus, visit classrooms
and observe a demonstration of ROTC maneuvers and training, as well
as read cards written by fellow students.